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1. The physician ordered penicillin oral suspension 187 mg p. 0.q8 h for a child who weighs 30.5 lb. The child has Otis Media (ear infection). The drug label states Penicillin oral suspension 187mg/5 mL. Usual dose for children, 20 mg/kg a day (40 mg/kg in otitis media) in three divided doses. When reconstituted with 35 mL water yields 187mg/5 mL. Shake well. Discard after 14 days, Keep in the refrigerator. Do not freeze. mg/dose. 1. Child's weight in kg x 40 mg/day (see instructions on the drug label) =_ Is the dosage safe to administer to the patient? Choose: Yes mg/day divided by 3doses = No 2. Convert 5 feet 2 inches to centimeters 5 feet is inches---Add the 2 inches Answer is inches x 2.54 cm/inch - cm 3. Convert 144.5 cm to inches (multiply em by 0.39370079 or divide 144.5 by 2.54 cm) Convert height of 144.5 cm Answer is: inches 4. The square root symbol or square root sign is a mathematical symbol denoted by a sign that looks like a b. a. Answer: 5. The symbol for square root (of any number) is called radical whereas the number present is called the radicand. A small floating number that appears after a number or letter is the index or power. In the examples which numbers are the index 4 Answer: and 69